qeth

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kaiδa, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-. Cognate to Latin caedō (to cut, hew, lop, fell).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɛθ/

Verb

qeth (aorist qetha, participle qethur)

  1. to cut (hair, wool, etc.)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) “qeth”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Further reading

  • qeth”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980